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Misleading English place names

A self-styled "tourist board" in a run-down London suburb has demanded Lake District change its name because it has a better claim to the title
. Officially, the Lake District only has one lake, Bassenthwaite Lake. Its 93 other bodies of water are "meres, tarns and waters". The South Norwood Tourist Board, in the borough of Croydon, has pointed out that it has two. Here are some more misleading English place names...